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Holy Labor

by Julia Roller · In: Book Reviews · on Oct 6, 2016

Childbirth is an exciting and terrifying prospect. For each of my three pregnancies, as my stomach grew larger, so did my anxiety and dread about the birth itself. Just as the marriage is more …

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Category: Book ReviewsTag: Aubry G. Smith, childbirth, holy labor, labor, natural childbirth

The Three Lessons of Losing

by Julia Roller · In: Breast Cancer, Parenting, Uncategorized · on Aug 29, 2016

  We just returned home from a weekend soccer tournament. Three games and no wins—one tie and two losses. The second game was a bad loss, one where none of us were quite sure what the final …

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Category: Breast Cancer, Parenting, UncategorizedTag: breast cancer, losing, soccer, youth sports

On Having a New Baby and Breast Cancer

by Julia Roller · In: Breast Cancer, Parenting · on Aug 4, 2016

I was explaining to someone a few months ago that I was in chemotherapy and she looked in confusion at my five-month-old in the stroller right next to us. “But you have a baby!”   I know, I …

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Category: Breast Cancer, ParentingTag: breast cancer, breastfeeding, chemotherapy, new baby

What I’ve Learned from My Cancer Diagnosis

by Julia Roller · In: Breast Cancer · on Mar 1, 2016

      I was 39 weeks pregnant when I was diagnosed with breast cancer last October.   I’m not sure what (or who) exactly caused me to ask my nurse-practitioner to do a breast …

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Category: Breast CancerTag: breast cancer, cancer diagnosis, gratitude, new mom, Romans 8:28

Have You Affirmed Your Family Today?

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Aug 20, 2015

Last week at dinner my younger son casually turned to me and said, “These are the things I like about you, Mommy, that you play Legos with me, that you play puppies with me, that you hug me and that …

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Category: ParentingTag: affirmations, affirming children, Christian parenting, encouragement, parenting

Mom of Boys and. . .

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Jul 30, 2015

I often tweet with the hashtag #momofboys. I’ve realized over the past (almost) nine years of being a mom of one and then two boys how much a part of my identity this has become. I think of myself as …

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Category: ParentingTag: baby girl, expecting, mom of boys, pregnancy

Three Ways to Listen Better to God

by Julia Roller · In: Silence · on Jul 11, 2015

My church recently held an all-night prayer vigil. Each of us could sign up for a half-hour (or longer) shift. I was lucky enough to get the very decent 9 a.m. shift and arrived in the little chapel …

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Category: SilenceTag: Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, listening, listening to children, prayer, silence, Thomas Keating

How to Help a Depressed New Mom

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Apr 20, 2015

I’ll just come out with it: I’m an eavesdropper. I love to write and edit in coffee shops, partly because I can’t procrastinate by doing laundry and partly because I love to hear the snippets of …

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Category: ParentingTag: baby blues, depression, help, new mom, postpartum depression, service

Driving Like a Christian

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Feb 10, 2015

  Today I actually stuck out my tongue at another driver. He blew around me and then cut into my lane, and I was so annoyed that’s how I responded. It could have been worse, I know, but …

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Category: ParentingTag: Christian parenting, driving, parenting

Confessions of a Soccer Mom

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting · on Dec 10, 2014

Over Thanksgiving weekend we all got up crazy early, not to engage in Black Friday shopping, but to drive my son many miles away to a Thanksgiving soccer tournament.   Such a practice was not …

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Category: ParentingTag: parenting, prioritizing, soccer, time management, youth soccer

A New Twist on the Advent Calendar: Celebrating as a Family

by Julia Roller · In: Uncategorized · on Dec 3, 2014

Most of my life I've lived in places where the passage of time was marked by the changing of the seasons. As the weather grew warmer and wetter, I would look forward to the flowers and lengthening …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Advent, Advent calendar, celebration, Christmas

A Real-Life Proverbs 31 Woman

by Julia Roller · In: Miscellaneous · on Oct 21, 2014

Last week I received the sudden news that my grandmother was gone. It’s hard to explain to those who didn’t know her what a shock it was to hear of her death, since she was almost 91. My grandma …

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Category: MiscellaneousTag: grandmother, grief, Ida Mae Roe, Proverbs 31

Digital Detox: Four Ways to Stay Unplugged at Home

by Julia Roller · In: Simplicity, Social Media · on Sep 11, 2014

My last post was about our week away from technology at my husband's family cabin and how much we appreciated the silence and a change to do a little bit of digital detox. And then we came back …

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Category: Simplicity, Social MediaTag: digitial detox, email, Facebook, smartphones, social media, unplugged, unplugged mamas

Are You (And Your Kids) Looking for Silence?

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Silence · on Aug 26, 2014

A couple of weeks ago, I was on carpool duty for summer camp. So I had my 7-year-old son, my 4-year-old son, and then two spare 7-year old boys in the back of my car as we drove to pirate camp. One, …

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Category: Parenting, SilenceTag: digital detox, parenting, silence, spiritual disciplines

The Love Lives of Navy SEALs and Why It’s So Hard to Write in the Summer

by Julia Roller · In: The Writing Life, Uncategorized · on Aug 19, 2014

For those of you who think that fiction writers just make it all up, I'd love to tell you about my friend Michelle Ule! She is always researching fascinating subjects--everything from Navy SEALs to …

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Category: The Writing Life, UncategorizedTag: Bridging Two Hearts, Lori Wildenberg, michelle ule, Mom Seeks God, Navy SEALs, Raising Little Kids with Big Love, writing life

The Joy of Parenting

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Uncategorized · on Jul 17, 2014

I've seen A LOT of Shamu shows. Living as we do in San Diego, we often find ourselves stopping in at Sea World to feed the seals and sea lions, check out the sharks, and of course, see the …

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Category: Parenting, UncategorizedTag: dancing, joy, parenting, sea world, shamu, singing, This Little Light of Mine, VBS

Five Tips for Flying with Small Children

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Travel · on Jul 3, 2014

We live in San Diego, and my parents live in the St. Louis area, so ever since I became a mom, I’ve racked up quite a few frequent flier miles just going back and forth. We even fly up to visit my …

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Category: Parenting, TravelTag: airplane, flights, flying with children, travel, traveling with children

Your Own Personal Stylist (for way cheap)

by Julia Roller · In: Miscellaneous, The Writing Life · on Jun 24, 2014

My latest book, Mom Seeks God, came out in April and it's been an amazing wild ride. Busy and fun and yes, a little bit stressful. I had a dream the other night that my publisher called me and …

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Category: Miscellaneous, The Writing LifeTag: book launch, personal stylist, stitch fix, style

Three Goals for a Simpler Summer

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Simplicity · on Jun 17, 2014

  School ended on Friday, and we are now officially on summer vacation, as my 4-year-old keeps excitedly reminding us. We celebrated with a family trip to the drive-in to see How To Train Your …

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Category: Parenting, SimplicityTag: simplicity, summer camp, summer vacation

Why Writing about My Family Makes Me a Better Mom

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, The Writing Life · on May 29, 2014

I recently saw the new movie Mom’s Night Out and loved it. Very funny and a great expression of what so many moms struggle with—the meaning of all the stuff we do, the way we feel that we’re not very …

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Category: Parenting, The Writing LifeTag: Mom's Night Out, mommy bloggers, parenting, writing

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